A person was shot Wednesday night in East Boston.
At about 7:57 p.m., the Boston Police Department responded to a report of a person shot near 321 Brandywyne Drive.
The person was taken to the hospital with life threatening injuries, the Boston Police Department said Thursday.
Homicide Detectives were requested and responded to the scene. As of Thursday morning, there have been no arrests and it remains an ongoing investigation, Boston police said.
The death of a Roxbury woman on Monday marked the 27th homicide in Boston this year, more than were recorded all of last year, which officials acknowledged was a historical outlier.
Boston is on pace for about 34 homicides this year, a figure more closely in line with the three years before 2024. The city saw 37 homicides in 2023 and 40 in 2022 and 2021.
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